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Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

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OPTICIANS ANGLING ILIERS.

Application filed. May 26, 1920. Serial No. 384,483.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, PHILIP N. HANSEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Opticians Angling Pliers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

An object of this invention is to provide for opticians, pliers for thepurpose of angling the crests of the bridges of spectacles by making abend in the shank to afford H greater comfort to the wearer of theglasses.

An object is to enable the Optician to more easily alter the angle ofthe crests so as to conform the bridge to the contour of the nose.

An object is to make it a simple and easy matter to adjust the crests ofthe bridge to the same angle as the bridge of the nose;

for example 20, 30 or 45 degrees from the vertical, as the case may be.The average nose will take a45 degree angle.

The principle of the invention is thatv the pivoted jaws of the pliersare provided with lips spaced different distances from the axis of thejaws so that when the pliers are closed the lip that is nearer the axisis interposed between the other lip and said axis with a gap between it,and the axis on one side and the other lip on the other side, and thejaw having the other lip also has an anvil of forming face opposed tothe intermediate lip. Such anvil may be variously formed.

In some instances it may be flat, and in others it may be recesseddirectly opposite the intermediate lip.

An object of the invention is to provide an instrument by which theOptician may put a kink or crimp into the shank of a bridge with greatease and accuracy.

An advantage is that by this newly invented pliers the workmen can makethe required bends with but one instrument held in one hand whileholding the bridge by the fingers of the other hand.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from theaccompanying drawing, the subjoined detail description and the appendedclaims.

I have applied the invention in two forms which for conveniences ofseparate reference I term respectively, the parrot nose and the Hatanvil types.

The accompanyin drawing illustrates the invention in two 0 the forms inwhich I have embodied the invention.

Figure l isa perspective view of the parrot nose or short bend form ofthe newly invented pliers in position for making a short bend in theshank of a spectacle bridge.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the short-bend pliers showing the shape andrelationship of the two jaws.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental perspective view of the pliers open to receive. abridge showing the recessed, grooved or notched place in the anvil orcontact surface of the longer jaw.

Fig. 4: is a fragmental side view of a form of thejinventionin which theanvil face is fiat and straight. I

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective view of a fiat anvil form of theinventionshowing the pliers applied to oneof the stronger shanks, forre-formlng the same.

Fig. 6 IS an enlarged fraginental perspective View of pliers of thetypeshown in Figs.

4 and 5 on an'enlarged scale. I

Fig. 7 is a fragmental view on enlarged scale showing the ends of thejaws slightly open.

ing the jaws closed. i

The parrot nose angling pliers shown :in Figs. 1, 2 and 8 are connectedby the usual pivot 1 and are constructed withthe distinctive longer andshorter'jaws 2, 3 terminating respectively in the non-articulatinginwardly bent broad points, terminals or lips 4C, 5; the lip 4: beingfurther and the lip 5 being nearer than the other with respect to thepivot. The nearer'lip 5 of the shorter jaw is intermediate the fartherlip 4. of the longer jaw and the pivot 1 when the jaws are in closedposition as indicated in Fig. 2. The longer jaw 2 is provided with atransverse groove or recess 6 opposite to the lip 5 of the shorter jawand is adapted to accommodate said lip 5 which meshes therewith, and toform a gap between the lip t and the anvil 7 provided on the inner faceof jaw 2 to receive the shank 8 of a bridge that is to be reformed. Thelips& and 5 have transverse grooves which serve to hold the bridge inplace and prevent the bridge from slipping out of the jaws while beingre-forme f In practice with this form of instrument the bridge of a pairof glasses will be grasped in one hand by the operator, and the pliersgrasped in the other hand will be applied to grip the shank or otherpartto Fig. 8 is a view analogous to 7 showw. H. HEATON.

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APPLICATION FILED APR-11.1921.

PatentedSept. 5, 1922.-

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